For Ellen

2012 | Drama

Synopsis

A struggling musician takes an overnight long-distance drive in order to fight his estranged wife for custody of their young daughter.

Scores

Overall Score
31.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
31.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
18.2%
Review Aggregate
55.5

Critic Consensus

66.7% Fresh • 36 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 36 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, stylized, funny. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlystylizedfunnythought-provokingromanticdarkemotionalgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score67.0
RT critic review count36
Rotten Tomatoes audience score39.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes2,374

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$12,396$16,937
International2012$8,350$11,409
Worldwide2012$20,746$28,345

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2012$9,538$13,032
Digital Rentals ?2012$451,000$616,196
Digital Purchases ?2012$203,000$277,357
Physical Rentals ?2012$714,000$975,530
Physical Purchases ?2012$1,764,000$2,410,134
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$75,000$102,472
Total Revenues2012$3,216,538$4,394,721
Expenses
Budget ?2012$250,000 (est)$341,572 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$80,000 (est)$109,303 (est)
Participations2012$129,000$176,251
Residuals ?2012$203,000$277,357
Interest & Overhead2012$50,000$68,314
Total Expenses2012$712,000$972,798
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$2,504,538$3,421,923

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